If you didn’t know the name Bilal Hasna yet, you sure will by the end of this month. Yes, the twenty-something queer British actor is have a proper moment this March—the kind of moment that tells us ...

Gay cinema certainly has turned a corner lately, in the wake of films as varied as Cassandro, Rustin and All of Us Strangers, stories in which the lead character’s sexuality might form a crucial part ...

"British-Iraqi drag artist and filmmaker Amrou Al-Kadhi makes a strong feature debut" with this coming-of-age comedy-drama, said Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian. Set in east London, it stars Bilal ...

Layla (Bilal Hasna) is a British-Palestinian drag queen who has always felt a bit like an outsider in London, especially around her traditional Muslim family, who don’t know about her secret “hobby” ...

Bilal Ali Hasna is a British actor and playwright. He starred in the film Layla (2024). On television, he is known for his roles in the Star series Extraordinary (2023–24) and the Amazon Prime series ...